Correlations between dietary intake, calculated as percentage of energy intake, and measures of disease activity among 66 patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Spearman rank correlation test.
| Dietary Intake, %, median (IQR) | Correlations to Measures of Disease Activity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASDAI | ESR | hsCRP | ||
| Fat | 36.0 (32.3–39.0) | 0.10 | −0.21 | 0.04 |
| Protein | 14.7 (13.6–15.6) | −0.17 | −0.06 | 0.01 |
| Carbohydrate | 46.0 (42.1–49.6) | −0.12 | 0.22 | 0.10 |
| Saturated fatty acids | 14.4 (12.6–16.4) | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| Linoleic acid | 4.3 (3.4–5.3) | 0.11 | −0.24 | −0.10 |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | 0.85 (0.68–1.03) | 0.06 | −0.22 | 0.00 |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids | 5.4 (4.3–6.5) | 0.10 | −0.25* | −0.11 |
| Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids | 0.13 (0.09–0.18) | 0.06 | −0.27* | −0.17 |
↵* p < 0.05. BASDAI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate (Westergren); hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IQR: interquartile range.